Mescaline is like the angry lover version of mushrooms. I did it once, two years ago to understand why it has been used, traditionally, as the baseline for comparison for psychedelic substances, and it was enlightening; it is certainly a tasting menu of the classical psychedelics, having at different points in the experience the flavor of stimulants, LSD, mushrooms and finally something all its own, but it is also much grittier and less loving than mushrooms.

Mescaline is _rough_. And honestly the "you are done with it before it is done with you" thing is 100% true, it is also very long lasting.

I've known far fewer people who have taken it. Unlike mushrooms, I have heard stories of prolonged and difficult trips that sound much more challenging and arguably dangerous than a average-dose mushroom trip.